Misilmeri (Sicilian: Musulumeli) is a town and comune in the province o Palermo, Sicily, Italy. It is approximately 15 kilometre (9 mi) frae Palermo an its name means "the restin place or the messuage o the Emir", an dates frae the Muslim emirate o Sicily age. The veelage rose aroond a castle (the day kent as Castello dell'Emiro, or "Castle o the Emir") foondit bi emir Jafar II (998-1019).
Misilmeri | |
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Comune | |
| Comune di Misilmeri | |
  Misilmeri Location o Misilmeri in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′5″N 13°27′5″E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Palermo (PA) |
| Frazioni | Gibilrossa, Portella di Mare |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Pietro D'Aì |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69 km2 (27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
| • Total | 28,074 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Misilmeresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90036 |
| Diallin code | 091 |
| Patron saunt | San Giusto |
| Saunt day | Last Sunday of August |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
The population is approximately 28,000 fowk. Misilmeri is locatit in the Eleuterio Valley on the soothren slopes o Montagna Grande.
Freemit airtins
- Misilmeri civil births, marriages and deaths Archived 2006-10-29 at Archive.today
- Misilmeri Town Hall web site (www.comune.misilmeri.pa.it)
- Misilmeri Town Hall web site 2 (www.misilmeri.org) Archived 2016-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Misilmeri. |
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